300-m-deep underwater sinkhole declared world's deepest, China

Chinese researchers have confirmed the world's deepest underwater sinkhole, or blue hole, lies at a site in the Xisha Islands in the South China Sea.

The blue hole was found to just over 300 meters deep, easily surpassing the previous record of 202 meters, the researchers confirmed on Friday.

Traditionally known as Longdong, or "Dragon Hole", the natural marvel is located at 16.31 degrees north latitude and 111.46 degrees east longitude in Yongle, a major coral reef of the Xisha Islands.

What are the top stories today? Click to watch: Top Stories

euronews: the most watched news channel in Europe
Subscribe! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c...

euronews is available in 13 languages: euronewsnetwork

In English:
Website: http://www.euronews.com/news
Facebook: Facebook: euronews
Twitter: Twitter: euronews
Google+: http://google.com/+euronews
VKontakte: http://vk.com/en.euronews

• #news_politics
• #dragon_hole
• #sinkhole
• #china
• #blue_hole
• #deepest_hole
• #south_china_sea
• #coral_protection
• #underwater_sinkhole